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Taisen Deshimaru Quotes

Think with your whole body Picture Quote #1

Human beings are afraid of dying. They are always running after something: money, honor, and pleasure. But if you had to die now, what would you want? Picture Quote #1

To practice Zen or the Martial Arts, you must live intensely, wholeheartedly, without reserve - as if you might die in the next instant Picture Quote #1

If you have a glass full of liquid you can discourse forever on its qualities, discuss whether it is cold, warm, whether it is really and truly composed of H-2-O, or even mineral water, or sake. Meditation is Drinking it! Picture Quote #1

Think with the whole body Picture Quote #1

From your first day at school you are cut off from life to make theories Picture Quote #1

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You cannot separate any part from the whole: interdependence rules the cosmic order Picture Quote #1

The silence of the mountain is even more beautiful once the birds are quiet Picture Quote #1

We should learn to think with our fingers Picture Quote #1

You have to practice until you die Picture Quote #1

To receive everything, one must open one’s hands and give Picture Quote #1

If you are not happy here and now, you never will be Picture Quote #1

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The body moves naturally, automatically, without any personal intervention or awareness. If we think too much, our actions become slow and hesitant Picture Quote #1

We feel our shell keeps us safe, but it crushes us and others, and keeps out light and sun Picture Quote #1

In a fight between a strong technique and a strong body, technique will prevail. In a fight between a strong mind and a strong technique, mind will prevail, because it will find the weak point Picture Quote #1

You must concentrate upon and consecrate yourself wholly to each day, as though a fire were raging in your hair Picture Quote #1

Nobody today is normal, everybody is a little bit crazy or unbalanced, people’s minds are running all the time. Their perceptions of the world are partial, incomplete. They are eaten alive by their egos. They think they see, but they are mistaken; all they do is project their madness, their world, upon the world. There is no clarity, no wisdom in that! Picture Quote #1

Train the body and develop stamina and endurance. But the spirit of competition and power that presides over them is not good, it reflects a distorted vision of life. The root of the martial arts is not there Picture Quote #1

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You must not take out your sword because if you try to kill someone, you must die for it yourself. What you must do instead is kill yourself, kill your own mind Picture Quote #1

You are the strongest and the others keep their distance. It is no longer necessary to win victories over them Picture Quote #1

Keep your hands open, and all the sands of the desert can pass through them. Close them, and all you can feel is a bit of grit Picture Quote #1

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Think with your whole body (Taisen Deshimaru Quotes) Human beings are afraid of dying. They are always running after something: money, honor, and pleasure. But if you had to die now, what would you want? (Taisen Deshimaru Quotes) To practice Zen or the Martial Arts, you must live intensely, wholeheartedly, without reserve - as if you might die in the next instant (Taisen Deshimaru Quotes) If you have a glass full of liquid you can discourse forever on its qualities, discuss whether it is cold, warm, whether it is really and truly composed of H-2-O, or even mineral water, or sake. Meditation is Drinking it! (Taisen Deshimaru Quotes) Think with the whole body (Taisen Deshimaru Quotes) From your first day at school you are cut off from life to make theories (Taisen Deshimaru Quotes) You cannot separate any part from the whole: interdependence rules the cosmic order (Taisen Deshimaru Quotes) The silence of the mountain is even more beautiful once the birds are quiet (Taisen Deshimaru Quotes) We should learn to think with our fingers (Taisen Deshimaru Quotes) You have to practice until you die (Taisen Deshimaru Quotes) To receive everything, one must open one’s hands and give (Taisen Deshimaru Quotes) If you are not happy here and now, you never will be (Taisen Deshimaru Quotes) The body moves naturally, automatically, without any personal intervention or awareness. If we think too much, our actions become slow and hesitant (Taisen Deshimaru Quotes) We feel our shell keeps us safe, but it crushes us and others, and keeps out light and sun (Taisen Deshimaru Quotes) In a fight between a strong technique and a strong body, technique will prevail. In a fight between a strong mind and a strong technique, mind will prevail, because it will find the weak point (Taisen Deshimaru Quotes) You must concentrate upon and consecrate yourself wholly to each day, as though a fire were raging in your hair (Taisen Deshimaru Quotes) Nobody today is normal, everybody is a little bit crazy or unbalanced, people’s minds are running all the time. Their perceptions of the world are partial, incomplete. They are eaten alive by their egos. They think they see, but they are mistaken; all they do is project their madness, their world, upon the world. There is no clarity, no wisdom in that! (Taisen Deshimaru Quotes) Train the body and develop stamina and endurance. But the spirit of competition and power that presides over them is not good, it reflects a distorted vision of life. The root of the martial arts is not there (Taisen Deshimaru Quotes) You must not take out your sword because if you try to kill someone, you must die for it yourself. What you must do instead is kill yourself, kill your own mind (Taisen Deshimaru Quotes) You are the strongest and the others keep their distance. It is no longer necessary to win victories over them (Taisen Deshimaru Quotes) Keep your hands open, and all the sands of the desert can pass through them. Close them, and all you can feel is a bit of grit (Taisen Deshimaru Quotes)